By Dave Louie M. Blas
#NewsBites: After over seven years, Far Eastern University (FEU) Manila yielded a record-high 46.51-percent passing rate, outperforming its May 2019 benchmark in the October 2026 Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination (CPALE) results released yesterday, November 3.
The latest performance marked a 1.51 percent increase over the pre-pandemic May 2019 CPALE rating of 45 percent, placing above the 37.11-percent national average. Additionally, the University recorded a 60.95-percent passing rate among first-time takers.
Subsequently, FEU’s current performance rate increased by approximately 13 percent from its May 2026 passing rate of 33.66 percent and its October 2025 rate of 32.88 percent, demonstrating an upward trend in the University’s CPALE performance.
Among the 100 passers in the October 2026 CPALE were topnotchers Vincent Cuaresma, who placed third with 91.50-percent rating, and Leonardo Galang II, who ranked fifth with 91 percent.
Last March, both topnotchers participated as finalists in the 27th Search for Outstanding Accounting Students of the Philippines, where Cuaresma was hailed champion and Galang finished fifth.
The FEU Accountancy Department also announced its accreditation by the Professional Regulation Commission Board of Accountancy to offer CPALE Refresher Courses last October 20, which is valid until July 2031.
Meanwhile, FEU Alabang achieved a 50-percent passing rate, with three passers out of six takers, while FEU Diliman attained a 28.57-percent performance rate, producing eight new CPAs out of 28 examinees.
(Photo by Melvin James Urubio/FEU Advocate)